What areas are covered by Fair Housing Laws?
Virtually all residential real estate transactions relating to housing including appraisals, insurance, mortgage lending, realtor services, advertising, sexual harassment, planning and zoning, accessibility issues, and public housing. Housing discrimination can be as subtle as imposing different terms and conditions for families with children, or as blatant as telling someone that, ” We don’t rent to people with disabilities, Hispanics, or families with children.